An electrical connector that includes a housing that has a mounting face with a cavity that is in fluid contact with the ambient environment via an opening formed in a front side of the mounting face and a backplate that abuts a rear side of the mounting face. A contact, wherein a portion of the contact is positioned within the cavity. A compression rod that engages the mounting face and the backplate in a compressive manner towards one another.
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10. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing comprising: a mounting face defining a receiving hole and an opening, and a top cover assembled on said mounting face, wherein one of said top cover and said mounting face comprises a groove and the other one of said top cover and said mounting face comprises a guide element that is inserted into said groove; and a visual indicator received in said receiving hole of said mounting facet; a contact assembled in said housing for transmitting current wherein said contact has a shape of an inverted v; and a rod positioned in said opening, wherein an apex of said v contacts said rod.
9. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing comprising: a mounting face defining a receiving hole and an opening, and a top cover assembled on said mounting face, said top cover comprising: a horizontal portion comprising a groove; and a vertical portion; a contact assembled in said housing for transmitting current wherein said contact has a shape of an inverted v; a rod positioned in said opening, wherein an apex of said v contacts said rod; and a visual indicator received in said receiving hole of said mounting face, said visual indicator comprises a lead, wherein a portion of said lead is inserted into said groove.
1. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing comprising: a mounting face with a cavity that is in fluid contact with the ambient environment via an opening formed in a front side of said mounting face; and a backplate that abuts a rear side of said mounting face; and a contact, wherein a portion of said contact is positioned within said cavity; a compression rod that engages said mounting face and said backplate in a compressive manner towards one another, wherein said rod is inserted into a hole formed in said mounting face and a hole formed in said backplate and said rod is riveted so as to compressively attach said mounting face and backplate to one another; and wherein said contact makes contact with said rod.
5. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing comprising: a mounting face with a cavity that is in fluid contact with the ambient environment via an opening formed in a front side of said mounting face; a top cover; and a backplate that abuts a rear side of said mounting face; and a contact, wherein a portion of said contact is positioned within said cavity; and a compression rod that engages said mounting face and said backplate in a compressive manner towards one another; a visual indicator that is attached to said backplate, wherein said visual indicator comprises a first lead and a second lead that extend through corresponding openings formed in said backplate wherein said top cover overlies said visual indicator.
4. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing comprising: a mounting face with a cavity that is in fluid contact with the ambient environment via an opening formed in a front side of said mounting face; and a backplate that abuts a rear side of said mounting face; and a contact, wherein a portion of said contact is positioned within said cavity; a compression rod that engages said mounting face and said backplate in a compressive manner towards one another; and an L-shaped lead that is attached to said mounting face, wherein said L-shaped lead comprises: a horizontal leg that is inserted into a groove of said mounting face, wherein said horizontal leg lies above said contact and has a portion that contacts said contact; and a vertical leg that extends past said mounting face. 3. An electrical connector comprising:
a housing comprising: a mounting face with a cavity that is in fluid contact with the ambient environment via an opening formed in a front side of said mounting face; and a backplate that abuts a rear side of said mounting face; and a contact, wherein a portion of said contact is positioned within said cavity; a compression rod that engages said mounting face and said backplate in a compressive manner towards one another; and an L-shaped lead that is attached to said mounting face, wherein said L-shaped lead comprises: a horizontal leg that is inserted into a groove of said mounting face; and a vertical leg that extends past said mounting face, wherein a portion of said vertical leg is positioned within an indented section of said mounting face. 2. The electrical connector of
6. The electrical connector of
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to the field of electrical connectors, in particular power jacks.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Electrical connectors with light indicators are well known in the art as evidenced by U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,876,239 and 5,876,240, the entire contents of each are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In such electrical connectors, the attachment of the light indicator to the housing often is complicated.
It is also known to have electrical connectors and associated indicators, such as LED's, that are separate from one another. In such a case, there is an increase in defects and manufacturing costs when the indicators are separate from the electrical connector. In particular, added costs result from buying the components independent of one another. In addition, the separate indicators take up additional room on the PC board to which they are connected. Furthermore, separate indicators make it difficult to locate the indicators above an electrical connector, such as a DC power jack.
One aspect of the present invention regards an electrical connector that includes a housing that has a mounting face with a cavity that is in fluid contact with the ambient environment via an opening formed in a front side of the mounting face and a backplate that abuts a rear side of the mounting face. A contact, wherein a portion of the contact is positioned within the cavity. A compression rod that engages the mounting face and the backplate in a compressive manner towards one another.
The above aspect of the present invention provides the advantage of a simple way of constructing an electrical connector, such as a power jack.
The above aspect of the present invention provides the additional advantage of saving space in electrical connectors.
The above aspect of the present invention provides the advantage of simplifying the mounting of indicators associated with an electrical connector.
The above aspect of the present invention provides the advantage of reducing manufacturing costs and defects by allowing an electrical connector and associated indicator to be purchased integrally with one another.
The above aspect of the present invention provides the additional advantage of reducing the amount of room traditionally taken up by an electrical connector and separate indicator on a PC board to which they are connected. In particular, the present invention allows an electrical connector to be integral with an indicator without increasing the footprint of the electrical connector.
The present invention, together with attendant objects and advantages, will be best understood with reference to the detailed description below in connection with the attached drawings.
Referring to the drawings,
The mounting face 24 includes a bottom channel 30 that has a substantially rectangular cross-section. As shown in
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As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10-12, a top recess 68 is formed in the mounting face 24. The top recess 68 is aligned with a top circular opening 70. A plastic cover 71 of a visual indicator 72 is inserted past the top recess 68 and inserted into the top circular opening 70. A single or bi-color light emitting diode (LED) is contained within the cover 71 and are in parallel with one another and are connected to leads 74. In the case of a bi-color LED, the colors may be blue and amber. In addition, the lead 60 is used when the bi-color LED is used. The leads 74 extend downwardly and are inserted into corresponding holes 76 formed in the backplate 26.
The backplate 26 is positioned adjacent to the rear extension 40 and is riveted to the mounting face 24. Upon attachment of the backplate 26 to the mounting face 24, a tongue 78 of the backplate 26 is inserted into the cutout 46 so as to form a flush bottom surface. In addition, a bottom edge 80 of a rear contact 82 is inserted into grooves 84 formed at the rear of the backplate 26.
The top cover 28 has an L-shaped inner surface 86 that includes a pair of horizontal grooves 88 and a pair of vertical grooves 90. The horizontal portions 91 of the leads 74 are inserted into the horizontal grooves 88 and the vertical portions 93 of the leads 74 are inserted into the vertical grooves 90. The grooves 88 and 90 thus align the leads 74 at a 90°C downward bend. The top cover 28 further includes a guide pin 92 that is inserted into the top recess 68 so that edges of the guide pin 92 are inserted into grooves 94 of the top recess 68. The guide pin 92 prevents the top cover 28 from moving up or to either side. The top cover 28 further includes a locking tab 96 that is inserted into slot 98 formed in the rear extension 40. The locking tab 96 prevents the top cover 28 from sliding backwards. Once the locking tab 96 is inserted into slot 98, a top and rear portion of the cover 71 of the visual indicator 72 is inserted into a semi-circular-like recess 100 formed in the top cover 28.
Note that attachment of the backplate 26 to the mounting face 24 also results in the alignment of the circular openings 102, 104 and 106 of the mounting face 24, backplate 26 and rear contact 82, respectively. As shown in
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The foregoing description is provided to illustrate the invention, and is not to be construed as a limitation. Numerous additions, substitutions and other changes can be made to the invention without departing from its scope as set forth in the appended claims.
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